Storm is one of the league’s co-champions and is fighting for a spot at the final four championship weekend. The team, made up of players from Beaufort County and surrounding areas, will host South Carolina United at 1 p.m. Saturday at the University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Fin Land Field. Admission is free.

USCB athletes earn academic honors

University of South Carolina Beaufort women’s soccer players Blair Kent and Becca Kent and cross country runner John Stanas and were among the student-athletes who earned the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete distinction for the fall season.

To qualify for the honor, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status.

It’s the second academic honor of the season for all three, as they also were named to the Sun Conference Academic All-Conference list for their respective sports.

Stanas has earned the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award three times — twice for cross country and once for track and field. Blair Kent and Becca Kent were eligible for the award for the first time, as transfer students must have completed one full year at their institution to be eligible.